Africa, Prelude to Victory (1942)
- Directed by
- Louis De Rochemont
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 22 min
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This short film covers the World War II military campaigns in Africa. It uses dramatic newsreel footage to show the conflict. The film was made to support the American war effort.
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What happens
Africa, Prelude to Victory is a short dramatic propaganda film produced as part of the newsreel The March of Time. It shows the African campaigns of World War II. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1943. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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